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Art Institute of Chicago

13,158 works

Venus reclines with a winged Cupid in her lap beside a gilded quiver and doves, framed by pink drapery.

Venus and Cupid

Luca Cambiaso, c. 1570

Painting of a woman in a yellow straw hat with blue ribbon and white feather, wrapped in a white shawl and yellow sash.

Woman in a Straw Hat

Unknown artist, c. 1790

Nude woman raising a sword beside a severed bearded head on a dark background, oil painting.

Judith

Jan Sanders van Hemessen, c. 1540

Ink and light color scroll of a snowy garden with a plum tree, rocks, and robed figures at a pavilion doorway.

Emperor Song Taizu Visiting Scholar on Snowy Night

Attributed to Zeng Jing （Chinese, 1568-1650 ), late 19th century

Hanging scroll of a bearded robed man with a walking staff beside columns of Chinese calligraphy and red seals.

Portrait of Tao Yuanming

Attributed of Yu Zhiding, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), early 19th century

Chinese hanging scroll of court ladies and attendants melting gold over a brazier, with a seated noblewoman under a canopy an

Melting the Gold and Predicting the Future

Yu Guiyan, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 1901

Ink painting of black birds perched on bare branches with green leaves, with calligraphy and red seals on buff paper.

Black Birds

Xugu, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 1893

Hanging scroll painting of cranes, pheasants and ducks among gnarled tree branches and leaves.

The Five Virtues

Hanging scroll of a parrot on a branch beside white chrysanthemums and red leaves, with Chinese calligraphy at upper left.

Parrot and Chrysanthemums

Attributed to Ren Yi, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 1888

Hanging scroll of a squirrel beneath drooping bamboo leaves, with ink inscription and red seals on beige silk.

Bamboo and Squirrel 松鼠翠竹圖

Xugu, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), late 19th century

Hanging scroll of mandarin ducks with lotus leaves, lotus blossoms and reeds, with calligraphy at upper left.

Mandarin Ducks and Lotus

Seated woman in pink and gold robes gently touches a white lamb against a patterned gold background.

Meekness

Eustache Le Sueur, 1650

Hanging scroll of drooping wisteria with blue blossoms above three goldfish swimming among floating leaves on beige silk.

Wisteria and Goldfish 紫藤金魚圖

Xugu, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), late 19th century

Ink painting of two partridges perched on a rock beside dark bamboo leaves, with calligraphy at upper left.

Partridges and Bamboo 竹鳥圖

Full-length portrait of a woman in a white gown and tiara standing beside a pink striped chair.

Mrs. George Swinton (Elizabeth Ebsworth)

John Singer Sargent, 1897

Hanging scroll of goldfish swimming beneath drooping wisteria branches with lavender blossoms and green leaves.

Wisteria and Goldfish 紫藤金魚圖

Xugu, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), mid/late 19th century

Hanging scroll of two paradise flycatchers on a branch beside lavender wisteria, with ink-wash rock and calligraphy.

Paradise Flycatchers and Wisteria

Portrait of a man in a red embroidered coat with a white wig, holding a letter beside an inkstand and books.

Don José Moñino y Redondo, Conde de Floridablanca

Pompeo Batoni, c. 1776

Hanging scroll of three crested myna birds perched among yellow chrysanthemums and autumn leaves, with calligraphy and red se

Crested Myna Birds and Chrysanthemums

Xugu, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), c. 1892

Ink and color painting of three roosters on a rock beside pink blossoming branches, with calligraphy and red seals at upper r

Roosters and Blossoming Apricots 雄鷄圖

Portrait of a woman in white satin and yellow turban reading a large book beside red drapery and a classical bust.

Isabella Wolff

Thomas Lawrence, 1803-15

Ink painting of plum blossoms, pine branches and bamboo on pale paper, with calligraphy and red seals at upper right.

Plum, Pine, and Bamboo

Xugu, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), mid- to late 19th century

Ink painting of two black mynah birds on a branch above lotus flowers and rocks, with calligraphy at upper right.

Mynah and Lotus 鷯哥荷花圖

Woman in pink gown kneels at a golden altar with smoke, beside a child pouring, before a statue of three graces.

Lady Sarah Bunbury Sacrificing to the Graces

Joshua Reynolds, 1763-65

Portrait of a young man in ochre doublet and dark breastplate, with green striped sleeves and a sword hilt, on a brown backgr

Man in Armour

Antonio de Puga, 17th century

Ink painting of sparrows perched on a plum branch with red blossoms above rocky ground, with calligraphy in the upper left.

Birds on Red Plum

Hanging scroll with a poem in black running-script calligraphy, red seals, and a patterned brocade mount.

Poem in Running Script

Zhang Ruitu, Ming Dynasty, 17th century

Painting of a woman in a satin gown lifting her skirt beside a playful spaniel, with a servant and child in a dim interior.

Lady Playing with a Dog

Eglon van der Neer, c. 1670

Painted procession of a mounted ruler on a white horse with attendants, a cheetah, and a falcon on a green field.

Maharana Bhim Singh in Procession

Unknown artist, c. 1820

Painted portrait of a standing young prince in a blue robe and patterned cloak, framed by gold floral borders on pink.

Portrait of a Young Prince

Isfahan Iran, Safavid dynasty (1501-1722), c.1600/1630